ECE Welcomes Dr. Peng Zhang

The Electrical & Computer Engineering Department welcomes Dr. Peng Zhang as a new faculty member of the department. Dr. Zhang received two Ph.D. degrees, one from Tsinghua University in 2002 and another from the University of British Columbia, in 2009. Before joining our department, Dr. Zhang held the Francis L. Castleman Distinguished Professorship with the University of Connecticut, and he was also a Centennial Term Professor there. He is involved in conducting high impact research in several areas of power systems including microgrids, distribution networks, cybersecurity, power electronics, networked systems, power system stability and control, and smart ocean systems. He is an editor of five IEEE journals including the IEEE Transactions on Power Systems and the IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy. We are delighted to have Dr. Zhang join our department.